Howdy! I'm Michael Bishop. @miklb
Chef, web mechanic, general mayhem maker.
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I’ve really wanted to make the jump back to static and use @eleven_ty this time. Mostly to get more famliar with Node/JS, but also because I love the flexibility. This site currently runs on WordPress, but that experiment is beyond its use by date. Wanting and doing are always two different things for me. I’ve…
I find myself more now than ever wanting to visualize a workflow before beginning to build it. Often that means a basic flow chart. But a simple digital tool that worked on Mac seemed elusive. Until I began poking at Mindode more. I mentioned I started exploring it last month and it's been a pleasure.…
As I get older, the Jan 1 demarcation of a trip around the sun has even less meaning. New Years resolutions have never been my thing, I've always thought that what ever day the calendar says is the right day to start a good habit. Good habit building has been my focus the last three…
Quick thoughts and asides
February 21, 2019
Tale of two updates
After a demoralizing 6 month interview process 16 months ago, feeling now like I dodged a bullet
February 20, 2019
Attended a volunteer training to assist folks signing up for SNAP. What an eye opening experience. Thank you @allafarce for the inspiration. When @pahlkadot says tech & policy need to be at same table, boy howdy https://medium.com/code-for-america/delivery-driven-government-67e698c57c7b
February 19, 2019
As someone who lazily followed the linter rules this was an enlightening article about using semicolons in javascript https://hackernoon.com/an-open-letter-to-javascript-leaders-regarding-no-semicolons-82cec422d67d
February 18, 2019
Coming soon(ish) 
This 30+ year listener/supporter of WMNF thinks firing was the wrong way to go. A restructuring could have happened without that severe an action. If there is more, it needs to be public ASAP.
February 17, 2019
Feature request for Mojave: option for highlight and accent colors in both light & dark themes. 
February 16, 2019
Speaking of hot sauce 👀 saw little feature on Leah Chase on NBC News. Made point to ask her about chastising Obama for putting hot sauce on her gumbo. Snapped this painted in the median outside Dooky Chase 
Pretty cool to see my site load in the WorldWideWeb emulator. The OG internet browser. https://worldwideweb.cern.ch
I don’t know if ignorance is bliss but I’m willing to give it a spin for a few hours.
This Shinx isn’t going to catch itself
Anyone have experience changing the main domain for a WP multisite install?
February 15, 2019
Testing.
Went looking to update/clean up my .zshrc file which led me down a rabbit hole that ended with this zsh quickstart kit. Might need to tweak some colors and dial back some type-ahead features, but really liking it.
Dumpster dove a USB keyboard so I could see if I can get my old Mac mini running for a little home server. It’s pretty old though…
February 14, 2019
TIL if you ls -l in iTerm you can ⌘-click the directory name and it will open in Finder. That’s handy.
February 13, 2019
Today—all of it, feels so heavy. Like it’s going to take years to dig out of.
WordPress friends? Any free form builder plugins you can recommend? Need one for a nonprofit just getting started & I seem to have lost my Gravityforms dev license to an old email address.
The goal is to not owe taxes. Refunds are a zero interest loan to the government that they repay. I’d use this confusing element to fight the likes of TurboTax to make it easier to file & also easier for business to properly withhold.